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'Journal of a Journey from Persia to India through Herat and Candahar. Also Report of a Journey to the Wahebee Capital of Riyadh in Central Arabia' [‎14r] (27/268)

The record is made up of 1 volume (132 folios). It was created in 1866. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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merchant carrying his stores met me outside the town, and
offered to sell me some capital baggage horses just at the
moment I was revolving this change of route in my mind.
But then I remembered, that the fugitive prince was near
Khaff, that he would certainly seek me out, and that an
interview of this nature might, under present circumstances, in
jure my relations with Sultan Ahmed Khan. Again on the other
hand, I could not but ask myself. Why not see the Prince ?
Why not ascertain the truth of his relations and proceedings
with the Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. and ourselves, and then enter upon a frank expla
nation with the Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. , and at the same time protect the prince ?
This is a delicate but seems to me the honest and open course to
pursue. I think I shall therefore turn off from Meshed to Khaff,
for to Meshed I must go as directed by my instructions.
Monday, llth .—As arranged by the Lieutenant Governor of
Shahrood, I left that place yesterday evening, riding out about
a fursack to the village of Bedusht, where my escort was to
have awaited me. On arrival, however, I found no irregulars,
and resolved therefore to take my chance and cross the tract
between Shahrood and Abbasabad unattended. However, as I
had said I would await the escort until sundown, I did so.
Stretching my rug by the side of a rivulet I lay down to
muse on the changes of life and on the present aspect of the
European political world. Meantime my Mirza collected a
few sticks, and, preparing a fire, boiled a little water to give
me the refreshment of a cup of tea before starting. But as
the fire was rather close to my saddle bags, which contained
some canisters of gunpowder, I rose to remove them; and
chancing to put my hand into one of the bags to see that all was
safe, what was my amazement at finding that two of the flasks
were smashed and that all the powder (5 lbs.) was lying outside !
Anything but agreeable this, with seven or eight pounds of
loose powder inside ; so I at once carried off the bags. A little
after sunset I declared my intention of moving across the desert
at once; but the Mirza was highly averse to the experiment, not
as he assured me, on account of his own safety, but for mine.

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The volume is Journal of a Journey from Persia to India through Herat and Candahar and Report of a Journey to the Wahabee Capital of Riyadh, in Central Arabia ,written by Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and printed for Government by The Education Society's Press, Byculla, Bombay, 1866.

At the beginning of the volume (folio 6) is an introductory note by P Ryan, Assistant Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. . Both journey accounts are political in nature but include scientific observations on the lands Pelly travelled through. Each account includes several appendices that include letters, route notes, and information on the geology, flora, demography, and tribes. The volume includes two maps, the first showing the route Pelly took from Trebizond to Kurrachee [Karachi] (folio 7) and the second showing the route he took from Kuwait to Riyadh and back (folio 115).

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1 volume (132 folios)
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The volume has two contents pages relative to each journey account (folio 5 for the first, folio 75 for the second) that refer to the original pagination.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 134; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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